Social Media Monitoring & Analytics » IBM http://www.smanalyticsblog.com Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:13:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Monster Merger: IBM Buys SPSS For Approx. $1.2 Billion In Cash Deal http://www.smanalyticsblog.com/2009/07/monster-merger-ibm-buys-spss-for-approx-1-2-billion-in-cash-deal/ http://www.smanalyticsblog.com/2009/07/monster-merger-ibm-buys-spss-for-approx-1-2-billion-in-cash-deal/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:08:14 +0000 admin http://www.smanalyticsblog.com/?p=100 From Tech Crunch

IBM is buying analytics software and solutions provider SPSS in an all cash transaction at a price of $50/share – a 42 percent premium to Monday’s closing price of $35.09 on Nasdaq – resulting in a total cash consideration in the merger of approximately $1.2 billion.

SPSS Predictive Analytics software captures and analyzes data about people’s attributes, attitudes and behaviors to gain a full understanding of anticipated future behaviors, so companies can make smarter decisions for improved business outcomes.

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